37/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2119a — Tahnik and Animal Branding
The Permissibility Of Branding Animals Anywhere But On The Face, And This Is Recommended In The Case Of Animals Given As Zakat Ot Jizyah
Hadith About Tahnik and Branding Animals
Sahih Muslim : 2119a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2119a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَتْ لِي يَا أَنَسُ انْظُرْ هَذَا الْغُلاَمَ فَلاَ يُصِيبَنَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحَنِّكُهُ . قَالَ فَغَدَوْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي الْحَائِطِ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ جَوْنِيَّةٌ وَهُوَ يَسِمُ الظَّهْرَ الَّذِي قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْفَتْحِ .
Anas Narrated from:
Umm Sulaim gave birth to a child. She said to him: Anas, see that nothing is given to this child until he is brought to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) in the morning, so that he should chew some dates and touch his palate with it. I went to him in the morning and he was in the garden at that time having the mantle of Jauniyya over him and he was bus in cauterising (the camels) which had been brought to him (as spoils of war) in victory (over the enemy).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2119aIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 165USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5285
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2119a
This Hadith contains two clear details, so they should not be mixed into one lesson. First, Umm Sulaim gave birth and told Anas not to give the child anything until he took the baby to Allah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم in the morning for tahnik, meaning he would chew dates and touch the child's palate with them. Second, when Anas came, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was in the garden wearing a Jauniyya mantle and branding camels that had been brought after victory. For searches like tahnik hadith, newborn date palate hadith, and Prophet branding animals, this narration shows care for a newborn and also records the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم marking animals in that setting. The text does not add more details beyond these two scenes.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Sulaim wanted the newborn taken to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for tahnik.
- The child was not to be given anything before being brought in the morning.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was branding camels brought after victory.
- The Hadith records two separate details without turning them into one ruling.
